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Game Salute Guaranteed is our promise that you will enjoy the time you spend with Key Celeste and Keyflower. If you're not satisfied with Key Celeste or Keyflower, just return them to our warehouse in New Hampshire USA within 30 days of receiving them, and we'll refund your pledge. That's our money-back guarantee...no questions asked.

Key Celeste, a mini-expansion for Keyflower released at UK Expo 2013, is comprised of one large double-sided Key Celeste hexagonal tile, one oversize grey ghost keyple, and a rules sheet. Game Salute is bringing Key Celeste to the USA and giving you the opportunity to get a copy of the original Keyflower game, too.

Please note that our rights to distribute Keyflower and Key Celeste ONLY cover the USA. We cannot send rewards to shipping addresses outside of the USA.

Discovered drifting at sea, unmanned and apparently abandoned, the Key Celeste was towed to port. Her cargo was untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place. What had caused the crew to abandon ship? The terrible truth was soon apparent. The Key Celeste had become a ghost ship!

With Key Celeste added to the game, players bid for the Key Celeste tile and obtain the ghost in the same way that they bid for the turn order tiles. The owner of the ghost can use it to frighten away and replace another player's winning bid. The player who played the ghost takes the replaced worker(s) and places them behind his screen. These workers are now available to play by that player in the usual way. Points are available at the end of the game for the owner of the Key Celeste tile and additionally for the ghost if they own both.

Key Celeste adds more interest and considerations to Keyflower and changes this popular game in more ways than gamers are likely to initially anticipate!

Click the images above for the Key Celeste or Keyflower rules in English.

If you see a review for Keyflower or Key Celeste that you think would be useful for others to read, please send us the link.

Our license to distribute Keyflower and Key Celeste is only for the USA. We cannot accept pledges from backers with addresses outside of the USA. Shipping of all pledge rewards for USA backers is free.

With Local Support By Game Salute, you can pledge through this campaign AND support your local store. Simply select your favorite local store when you complete your delivery survey and your pledge will benefit the store just as if you purchased the game through the store. You can check out the details here.

Key Celeste and Keyflower will be available worldwide through Game Salute Select Stores, a network of friendly local game stores, like yours. Game Salute Select Stores are listed in a searchable website at GameStoreLocator.com so that customs can find you quickly. If your store is not listed, please consider registering to become a Game Salute Select Store.

Let us know when you pledge at a retailer level and we'll list your store here to encourage local backers to choose in-store delivery, earning you the full margin on those games, too, just as if you had sold them yourself.

Our Game Salute team is available for podcast, blog, newspaper, or television interviews. Team members can also be present for conventions and event appearances with a timely invitation and appropriate travel and lodging expense allowances. Please contact David MacKenzie at David@GameSalute.com to discuss any of these media support opportunities.

Game Designers: Sebastian Bleasdale and Richard Breese

Artists: Juliet Breese and Jo Breese

Developer: R&D Games

Publisher: Game Salute

Risks and challenges

With more than 20 board game and card game projects under our belt, Game Salute is well versed in creating successful games and getting those games manufactured and distributed to the backers. With Key Celeste, we are seeking to import an already existing product that has not been available in the USA before now.

Rewards

Pledge $5 or more

Retailers pledging for 5 copies of Key Celeste will receive a free copy for your store's game library. Your full margin is guaranteed through the Game Salute Local Support program. http://bit.ly/13RSTLx

Estimated delivery:Aug 2013

Only ships to: United States

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Pledge $39 or more

Retailers pledging for 5 copies of Keyflower + Key Celeste will receive a free copy of both items for your store's game library. Your full margin is guaranteed through the Game Salute Local Support program. http://bit.ly/13RSTLx

Estimated delivery:Aug 2013

Only ships to: United States

Funding period

Jun 20, 2013 - Jul 3, 2013
(12 days)

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